‘Use your vote, or others will decide for you,’ parliament president says
A day before voting begins for the June 6-9 European elections, the European parliament’s president, Roberta Metsola, issued a last plea for voters to go to the polls.
“The European Union is delivering for people. And we can still improve,” she said.
“Together, we can make Europe better, stronger and fairer for tomorrow. Do not take Europe for granted. Defend it. Shape it. Use your vote, or others will decide for you,” she stressed.
“And tell your friends and family to vote too,” she added.
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King Charles and Rishi Sunak to join veterans for 80th anniversary of D-day
Daniel Boffey
Rishi Sunak’s election campaigning and King Charles’s convalescence from cancer will be put on hold for 48 hours, as the two men join veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of D-day on the south coast of England and in Normandy.
Two days of events at the ports where allied troops embarked for their perilous journey, and on the French beaches from where they began the liberation of Europe in 1944, will begin on Wednesday at 11am on Southsea common on Portsmouth’s sea front.
The king, who has made only a few public appearances since his cancer diagnosis in February, and the prime minister will join hundreds of local schoolchildren for what is billed as a spectacular cultural commemoration that will be broadcast live on BBC One.
Dame Helen Mirren will narrate the ceremony and the prime minister, who is taking a break from campaigning for the 4 July general election, will deliver a reading.
‘Use your vote, or others will decide for you,’ parliament president says
A day before voting begins for the June 6-9 European elections, the European parliament’s president, Roberta Metsola, issued a last plea for voters to go to the polls.
“The European Union is delivering for people. And we can still improve,” she said.
“Together, we can make Europe better, stronger and fairer for tomorrow. Do not take Europe for granted. Defend it. Shape it. Use your vote, or others will decide for you,” she stressed.
“And tell your friends and family to vote too,” she added.
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Today we will be looking at the latest campaigning ahead of the European elections, as well as the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-day this week.
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